Teaching and Mentorship

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Oyen Lab

Bonnie Lowry May – August 2025

Summer 2025 Project: Texture of placental ultrasound images based on expert and non-expert segmentation

Gillian Szwabowski January – August 2025

Spring and Summer 2025 Project: Parametrically and manually modeling the placenta

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Myers Soft Tissue Lab

Claire Nottman May – August 2023

Summer 2023 Project: Statistical analysis of longitudinal measurements of pregnant anatomy at low-risk for preterm birth

Claire’s work was published in npj Women’s Health (doi: 10.1038/s44294-024-00038-8)

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Colin Edwards January – May 2023

Spring 2023 Project: Method to quantitatively compare computational analysis results from different patient-specific models

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Sarah Crovella January – May 2023

Spring 2023 Project: Design and Implementation of Puncture Tests for Fetal Membranes

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Bernard Liebeskind (bio) January – May 2023

Spring 2023 Project: Improving patient-specific parametric modeling workflow

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Miccaella Lejwa (bio) June – August 2022

Summer 2022 Project: Cervical Loading in Patients at Low-Risk for Preterm Birth for Tied and Sliding Fetal Membranes

Miccaella’s Summer 2022 final presentation is available.

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Adriana Delagarza (bio) January 2022 – May 2024

Spring 2022 Project: Shape characterization in second trimester cervices at low-risk for preterm birth
Fall 2022 Project: Effect of cervical shape in simulations of human pregnancy
Spring 2023 – 2024: Effect of cervical shape in in-silico simulations of in-vivo cervical aspiration measurements

2024 SB3C BS level Student Paper Competition Finalist in Image-Based Measurement, Analysis, and Modeling

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Jada Hinds (bio) June – August 2021

Summer 2021 Project: Effects of maternal ultrasonic parameter values on cervical loading

Jada’s Summer 2021 final presentation is available.

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Arielle Feder (bio) May 2020 – August 2022

Parametric modeling of the uterus in late gestation and vaginal canal
Simulation cervical deformation during first stage of labor

2021 ASME SB3C Student Paper Competition BS-level finalist

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Divya Rajasekharan (bio) September 2019 – September 2020

Parametric modeling of the uterus in late gestation and pubic bone

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Divya and Arielle’s Summer 2020 final presentations are on Columbia Academic Commons
Late Gestation Uterus Model and Pelvic Bone and Vaginal Canal Models

Divya and Arielle’s work was published in the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, (doi: 10.1115/1.4065109)

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Anabella Advincula (bio) September 2019 – September 2020

Advised on Columbia University Summer Design Challenge, Reimagining Prenatal Care
Summer 2020 Final Presentation

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Teaching Assistantships

Columbia University

Term	Course Number	Course Title	Number of Students
Fall 2022	MECE 3100	Intro to Mechanics of Fluids	83
Fall 2023	MECE 3100	Intro to Mechanics of Fluids	70

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Guest Lectures

April 2025, “Cervix: constituents, structure, function, and engineering”, Course: Engineering for Women’s Health (5995 Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering I), Wayne State University – Invited by Professor Michelle Oyen

March 2025, “Cervix: constituents, structure, function, and engineering”, Course: Reproductive Tissue Engineering, University of Kentucky – Invited by Professor Samantha Zambuto

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Taylor Tutoring Center

Peer tutor at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering’s Taylor tutoring center, providing academic support to freshmen level students in physics, calculus, and chemistry. January 2016 – May 2017